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BEAR Data Solutions Named to CRN's 2013 List of Tech Elite 250

SAN FRANCISCO --(Business Wire)--

BEAR Data Solutions today announced it has been named to CRN's
third annual list of the Tech Elite 250. Companies on the 2013 Tech
Elite 250 list represent an elite group of IT solution providers that
have invested in the training and education needed to earn the most
advanced technical certifications in the IT Channel for data center or
cloud.

In compiling the list, CRN editors worked with the UBM Tech Channel
research group and a team of outside experts to define the most
customer-beneficial technical certifications in the IT channel. These
technical certifications have enabled solution providers to deliver the
most premium products, service and support to their North American
customers.

BEAR Data Solutions is one of the recognized solution providers that
holds hundreds of technical certifications for over 100 different
technology products and requires their sales and engineering staff to
complete 5 training sessions per year to effectively consult on public
and private cloud infrastructures.

"The 2013 Tech Elite 250 list recognizes an exclusive group of solution
providers that have invested in training and technical know-how to help
their customers understand the benefits of some of the most
sophisticated technology deployments in the market - and have shown a
dedication to helping customers innovate while reducing costs," said
Kelley Damore, Senior Vice President, Editorial Director at UBM Tech
Channel. "By identifying and adapting to the skills and training needed
to best serve today's customers, members of the Tech Elite 250 have
proven their commitment to delivering the products and services that
today's customers value most."

"BEAR Data Solutions is honored to be named on the CRN 2013 Tech Elite
250 list," stated Don James, CEO of BEAR Data Solutions. "We pride
ourselves on providing superior service to our customers and tat
wouldn't be possible without concentrated technical expertise and
premier certifications."

BEAR Data Solutions, Inc., a San Francisco-based global IT service
provider with 11 offices throughout the U.S. and around the globe, helps
enterprise clients design, optimize, and support mission-critical IT
infrastructures. By combining expert engineering resources,
best-of-breed technologies, and superior customer service, BEAR Data
delivers high-performance IT solutions and services including cloud,
virtualization, unified communications, networking, storage, database,
security, managed services, wireless, staffing, and support contract
management. For more information, please visit www.beardatasolutions.com.

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technology executives, managing partner recruitment, enablement and
go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. UBM Tech
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